CONCACAF U17 championship
Part of the action in the matches on Saturday night.
Part of the action in the matches on Saturday night.

Jamaica, Dom. Rep., Haiti eliminated after losses on Saturday

JAMAICA’s U17 Reggae Boyz were eliminated from the CONCACAF U17 Championships on Saturday night, going down 2-1 in a hard-fought game against hosts Guatemala.

With the winner to earn a place in the quarter-finals, Guatemala assumed the early advantage when Selvin Sagastume put them 1-0 up in the 32nd minute, a lead that would last until the half-time break.

Jamaica would pull level in the 54th minute when Ronaldo Barrett scored from a free kick.

However, as has been the case in all their previous matches, Jamaica conceded a late goal. That problem cost them three points against Guadeloupe and two points against Costa Rica.

On Saturday night, Gabino Vasquez’s 77th minute strike cost them a place in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, the USA drubbed the Dominican Republic 7-0 in their encounter in Antigua.

Christopher Aquino scored in the 22nd and 30th minutes to give his side a 2-0 lead.

Keyrol Figueroa then scored just before the break to give the US a 3-0 lead. Figueroa added his second and the USA’s fourth in the 57th before Micah Burton added a fifth in the 62nd.

Ezekiel Soto scored the third brace of the day for the U.S., with goals in the 83’ and 90’ to round out the 7-0 scoreline.

In the nightcap in Antigua, Canada ended Haiti’s hopes of a quarter-final spot by handing them a 3-0 defeat.

Antoine Sedar N Diaye opened the scoring in the fourth-minute of play and Lucas Ozimec netted in the 16th as Canada took a 2-0 lead within the first 20-minutes.

Erik Pop scored in the 88th to complete the victory.

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